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Gabriel McKay

Kyogo Furuhashi Celtic flashpoint under fire as Alex Rae brands forward 'embarrassing' for red card reaction

Fuming Alex Rae reckongs Kyogo Furuhashi should be EMBARRASSED by his reaction to a slap from Livingston defender Ayo Obileye.

The Celtic forward was cuffed by the centre-back in the box and went down holding his head, with the hosts awarded a penalty.

Obileye was sent off but Giorgos Giakoumakis missed the spot kick as Livi escaped with a 1-1 draw.

Former Rangers midfielder Rae has no issue with the spot kick being awarded, with the centre-back guilty of raising his hands to Furuhashi.

But he feels the Japanese international's reaction should be condemned as he went down holding his head after the contact.

Rae said on Clyde 1's Superscoreboard: "I thought it was embarrassing, the actual contact doesn’t justify your legs going away.

“He actually goes to try and hold the front of his face, then realises he has been hit in the back of the head.

“For me, it was a penalty because you can’t hit people in the box, especially in the head.

“So, I don’t have any issues with that side of it, however, to go down in the manner which he did was embarrassing."

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